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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Polak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polak comes to the cage accompanied by Bezimienni - walka. Itto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Gods Made Heavy Metal. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Polak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Polak with that takedown attempt.
Itto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Andrzej Polak has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Itto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Itto!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Polak thowing shots but they're missing.
Polak working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Itto slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Polak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Itto defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Polak.
Itto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polak prevents Itto from getting back to his feet.
Polak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Itto stuffs the takedown.
Itto slaps away a takedown attempt from Polak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Polak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polak is breathing heavily.
Itto lands with a straight right. Polak didn't see that one coming.
Itto cracks Polak with a big right hand and Polak goes down!
Polak is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itto stands up and waves to Polak to follow him.
Oh Polak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Itto circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Polak tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Itto wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ogami Itto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waynderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Waynderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Berry.
Berry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berry lands a jab-cross combination.
John Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Berry drops Silva with a nice combination! Berry dives into Silva's guard, looking to finish!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Waynderlei Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berry is controlling him.
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Berry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Berry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berry missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swinging wilding here.
Berry throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Berry connects with a crisp jab.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head kick but Berry moves out of range.
John Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slips under a jab from Berry.
Silva slips a straight right by Berry.
Silva tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berry misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry misses with a double jab.
Berry throws out a powerful jab.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Berry does it's job there.
Berry connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berry.
Berry misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waynderlei Silva.
Berry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Berry scores with a nice head shot.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Berry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berry. Silva shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry drops Silva with a nice combination! Berry dives into Silva's guard, looking to finish!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Berry finish him?
Berry won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand up but Berry is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waynderlei Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A right-left combo lands from Berry.
Berry with a hook.
Berry misses with a hook.
Berry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berry looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Berry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berry, as that shot connected.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva get's back to his feet.
Berry throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Berry.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berry.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Berry tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Berry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Berry lands.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berry.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Nice straight punches there by Berry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Berry.
Berry throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Berry's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva stands up from Berry's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Berry tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Berry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Berry.
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Berry keeps it at a distance.
Berry looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waynderlei Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berry cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Waynderlei Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Berry cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Berry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berry.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Berry avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berry misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a series of punches but Berry avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Berry fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva cracks Berry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berry scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Berry misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Berry avoids the head kick by Silva.
Berry lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Berry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berry circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berry lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berry to score with a decent uppercut.
John Berry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berry looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berry throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Berry swinging wilding here.
Silva staying out of range there.
Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Berry shows good takedown defense.
Berry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berry throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Berry finds it's target.
Jab, jab by Berry - just one landing.
Berry stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Berry circles away.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waynderlei Silva.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Berry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berry. Berry obviously looking to wear him down.
Berry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berry.
Waynderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Berry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzie Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hurricane wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
hurricane misses with a knee strike.
Edwards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
hurricane misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
hurricane letting Edwards take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
Edwards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
hurricane takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
hurricane is breathing heavily.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section. hurricane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
Edwards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to hurricane's face.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards stalling the fight.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
A right hand to the body from Edwards.
hurricane takes a knee to the side of the body.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
hurricane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
Edwards lands a nice knee to the body.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edwards stalling in the clinch.
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Edwards.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Edwards working hurricane over with knees to the body.
Edwards lands an elbow inside that hurricane shrugs off.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped hurricane in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to hurricane's face.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped hurricane in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
hurricane is trying to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling him.
Edwards pushes hurricane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Edwards.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurricane is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Edwards.
hurricane missing with knees to the body.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
hurricane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
hurricane takes an elbow to the temple.
Edwards lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Edwards.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edwards slows down the pace here.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
hurricane tries to score a body lock takedown but Edwards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edwards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Edwards as the two fighters clinch.
hurricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edwards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edwards lands an elbow inside.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards pressing his opponent against the cage.
Edwards working hurricane over with knees to the body.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edwards cracks hurricane with a nice body shot.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath hurricane's ribcage. hurricane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edwards keeps control of hurricane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards is struggling to control the position.
Edwards landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Edwards dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
hurricane tries to clinch
and Edwards counters by clinching up.
Edwards lands an elbow inside that hurricane shrugs off.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into hurricane's ribcage.
Edwards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Edwards - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped hurricane in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards presses hurricane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Edwards.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into hurricane's ribcage.
Edwards lands an elbow just above hurricane 's eye.
Edwards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section. hurricane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edwards working hurricane over with knees to the body.
Edwards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Edwards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hurricane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edwards lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Edwards.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
Edwards digs a right hand into hurricane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on hurricane's gas tank.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Edwards pressing his opponent against the cage.
hurricane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edwards is pushing hurricane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edwards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
hurricane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Edwards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through hurricane's defenses.
Edwards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
hurricane misses with a knee to the head.
Edwards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edwards effectively controlling the action here.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
hurricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards is working hurricane over against the cage.
hurricane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edwards landing knees to the body.
hurricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Edwards.
Ozzie Edwards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section. hurricane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edwards lands a good knee to the midsection. hurricane won't want to take too many of those.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards lands an elbow inside.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Edwards.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into hurricane's ribcage.
Edwards slowing the pace effectively.
Edwards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edwards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from hurricane.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped hurricane in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
hurricane lands a good knee to the midsection. Edwards won't want to take too many of those.
Edwards cracks hurricane with a nice body shot.
hurricane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Edwards lands an elbow just above hurricane 's eye.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
A short right from Edwards on the inside.
hurricane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
hurricane is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns hurricane into the cage.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
hurricane can't break the clinch.
Edwards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to hurricane's face.
hurricane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into hurricane's ribcage.
Edwards scores with a knee to the head.
hurricane pushes off an throws an elbow but Edwards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
hurricane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
hurricane takes an elbow to the temple.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section. hurricane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
Edwards stalling in the clinch.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards landing knees to the head.
Edwards scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Edwards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
hurricane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of hurricanes head.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
hurricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards leaning against his opponent.
Edwards lands an uppercut.
Edwards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Edwards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
hurricane takes an elbow to the temple.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from hurricane.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Edwards.
Edwards avoiding damage.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
hurricane trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed hurricane into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a good knee to the midsection. hurricane won't want to take too many of those.
hurricane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards lands an elbow inside that hurricane shrugs off.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped hurricane in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards slows down the pace here.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
hurricane missing with knees to the body.
Edwards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Edwards.
Edwards stalling the fight.
hurricane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edwards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Edwards continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
hurricane misses with a knee strike.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards gets underhooks to prevent hurricane's takedown attempt.
Edwards lands a knee to the head.
Edwards working hurricane over with knees to the body.
Edwards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
hurricane throws an elbow that misses.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from hurricane.
Edwards slowing the pace effectively.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to hurricane's face.
Edwards has hurricane pushed against the cage.
hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Edwards leaning his opponent against the cage.
hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
hurricane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
hurricane looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Edwards landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
hurricane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edwards lands a shot to the body.
Edwards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edwards scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards has hurricane pressed against the cage.
hurricane tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
hurricane takes an elbow to the forehead.
hurricane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edwards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
hurricane misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Edwards.
Alex hurricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards with a knee to the head.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Edwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
hurricane with a knee to the head.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
hurricane letting Edwards take a breather here.
hurricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to hurricane's face.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
hurricane takes a knee right on the jaw!
hurricane tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards lands a damaging elbow.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
hurricane scores a nice knee to the body.
Edwards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Edwards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knees to the body from Edwards.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards connects with a knee to the head.
Edwards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ozzie Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
hurricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hurricane missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzie Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzie Edwards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pellervo Pakkotoisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bodies. The key to victory for Pellervo Pakkotoisto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pellervo Pakkotoisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakkotoisto tries to keep at a distance but Warden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pakkotoisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Warden pulls guard effortlessly.
Pakkotoisto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pakkotoisto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Warden doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pakkotoisto looking to pass the guard.
Pakkotoisto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warden pushes Pakkotoisto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Warden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warden drives through and clinches with Pakkotoisto against the cage.
Warden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warden has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pakkotoisto is trying to keep an underhook but Warden manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pakkotoisto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Warden pulls his head out easily.
Pakkotoisto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warden.
Pakkotoisto is looking for a sweep. Warden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pakkotoisto is breathing heavily.
Pakkotoisto looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Warden pushes past his half guard into mount!
Pakkotoisto is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pakkotoisto hang on?
Warden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pakkotoisto?
Warden cracks Pakkotoisto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warden lands a nice shot to the head.
Pakkotoisto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Warden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Warden working the ground and pound effectively.
Warden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pakkotoisto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Warden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pakkotoisto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warden.
Warden not doing much here.
I looks like Warden might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pakkotoisto's head.
Pakkotoisto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Warden has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warden landing punches.
Pakkotoisto is looking to get to half guard.
Warden lands a nice shot to the head.
Warden with a couple of short strikes.
Pakkotoisto tries to reverse the position but Warden maintains control.
Warden wants to control the pace but Pakkotoisto is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden is landing with some decent strikes but Pakkotoisto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Warden cracks Pakkotoisto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warden looking to control but Pakkotoisto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pakkotoisto is bucking up trying to escape but Warden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pakkotoisto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warden lands a big elbow.
Pakkotoisto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pakkotoisto is working hard here to advance position.
Warden with good strikes from the mount here!
Warden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warden with good strikes from the mount here!
Pakkotoisto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Warden cracks Pakkotoisto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pakkotoisto is desperately trying to improve his position but Warden has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pakkotoisto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pakkotoisto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warden with shots to the head and body - Pakkotoisto looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warden working the ground and pound effectively.
Pakkotoisto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pakkotoisto hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Warden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Warden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Warden trying to control the action but Pakkotoisto is working from the bottom.
Pakkotoisto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Warden scoring with punches and elbows.
Warden is working to tighten is grip on Pakkotoisto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pakkotoisto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Warden is really squeezing tight and eventually Pakkotoisto passes out! Warden breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jason Warden!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Doom!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Powers misses the target.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doom moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A leg kick checked by Doom.
Doom tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Powers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doom.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Powers. No joy for Doom on that attempt.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doom connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ronald Powers has been cut.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Doom.
Powers tries for a takedown but Doom circles away easily
and Doom counters by moving into the clinch.
Doom gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Doom wants to free his trapped foot but Powers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Powers manages to get to full guard.
Doom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Powers regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Powers is trying to control but can't.
Powers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Powers is refusing to be controlled, as Doom sits in half guard.
Doom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doom throwing strikes from guard but Powers blocks nicely.
Doom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Powers's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Doom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Doom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
Doom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powers tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Doom has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Powers is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powers is looking to escape.
Doom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Doom tries to control but Powers wriggling away.
Doom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Powers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronald Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers throws a solid leg kick but Doom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Powers.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Powers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Powers on the side of the head.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Doom.
Powers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom rushes Powers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doom breaks from the clinch.
Powers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doom momentarily.
Powers wants to clinch.
Doom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom lands with a nice combination. Powers backs away looking to recover.
Powers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powers is rocked!
Doom gets a clinch.
Oh Powers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powers tries to break the clinch but Doom is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Powers to his knees! Doom keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Doom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stijn Vleghels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and connor goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying goodridge's choice of entrance music: marlyn manson-beautifull people. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stijn Vleghels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, connor goodridge!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
goodridge tries a head kick but it misses.
goodridge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like connor goodridge has been cut.
goodridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vleghels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vleghels tries to free his leg and advance position but goodridge is retaining full guard.
goodridge wants to stand and escape but Vleghels is having none of it.
Vleghels looking to pass the guard.
goodridge wriggles free and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vleghels is defended easily by goodridge.
Vleghels tries to close the distance and clinch up but goodridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
goodridge lands a glancing blow to the side of Vleghels's head.
Vleghels closes the distance and clinches up with goodridge, looking for a takedown. Vleghels pushes goodridge against the cage but goodridge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vleghels fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stijn Vleghels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vleghels shoots in for a takedown but goodridge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Vleghels with that takedown attempt.
Vleghels is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
goodridge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vleghels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
goodridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
goodridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
goodridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
goodridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vleghels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
goodridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vleghels momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by goodridge.
Vleghels throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. goodridge was covering up waiting for the punch and Vleghels finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vleghels won't allow goodridge to sweep him here.
goodridge scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vleghels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vleghels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
goodridge is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vleghels controlling the pace for now.
goodridge is working to get back to half guard.
Vleghels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vleghels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as goodridge is looking to escape.
goodridge trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vleghels lands a big shot there that rocks goodridge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
goodridge trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vleghels really is a fat lump.
Vleghels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
goodridge is in a horrible position here. Vleghels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vleghels lands with some strikes.
Vleghels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vleghels working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
goodridge is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vleghels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vleghels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as goodridge is looking to escape.
goodridge is trying to escape the mount.
Vleghels scoring with strikes but goodridge is staying in there.
Vleghels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. goodridge looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vleghels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish goodridge?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
goodridge is squirming around, avoiding Vleghels's attempts to control the action.
Vleghels unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stijn Vleghels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on connor goodridge's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vleghels misses with a takedown attempt - goodridge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
goodridge tries to land a leg kick but Vleghels saw it coming and moves away.
Vleghels shoots in for a takedown but goodridge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vleghels defending well as goodridge loads up on a big left hand.
Vleghels shoots in but goodridge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stijn Vleghels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vleghels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says goodridge as he avoids it easily.
goodridge stuffs the takedown.
goodridge lands with a hook. Vleghels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
goodridge moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
goodridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Vleghels.
goodridge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
goodridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by goodridge.
Vleghels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
goodridge clobbers Vleghels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
connor goodridge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vleghels misses with a takedown attempt - goodridge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
goodridge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vleghels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vleghels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as goodridge sprawls well. goodridge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vleghels gets slowly back to his feet.
connor goodridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
goodridge lands an overhand right.
Vleghels is rocked!
BOOM! goodridge lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vleghels. Vleghels tries to recover but goodridge is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vleghels lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). connor goodridge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geno Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyde has chosen Die Mother Fucker Die as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Richter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Geno Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cyde takes a swing at Richter's ribcage but misses.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richter misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Richter slams his shin into Cyde's torso.
Cyde throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cyde takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richter throws a sloppy head kick and Cyde moves out of range easily.
Richter throws a sloppy head kick and Cyde moves out of range easily.
Cyde looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Richter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Richter connects with a high kick.
Richter tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Richter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Richter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dirk Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cyde's sensitive parts.
Richter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyde.
Cyde takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Richter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richter.
Richter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richter looks for the body kick but Cyde saw that one coming.
Cyde connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richter.
Richter throws a head kick that half lands.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Cyde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richter scores with a push kick.
Cyde looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Richter.
Richter moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
Richter looks to land a body kick but Cyde moved away.
Cyde keeps the fight on the outside.
Richter is looking to chop away at Cyde's legs.
Richter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyde.
Cyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richter looks to land a body kick but Cyde moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richter - the referee stops the clock and Cyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richter. Cyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richter.
Cyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Richter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richter keeps Cyde at a distance using the push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richter.
Cyde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richter. Richter obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richter.
Cyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richter.
Richter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richter scores with a spinning back kick!
Richter cracks the inside of Cyde's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richter.
Cyde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cyde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richter.
Richter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Richter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Richter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Richter!
Richter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richter lands a nice looking body kick.
Richter lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Richter.
Richter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richter.
Richter scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Richter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cyde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richter can pounce on him.
Richter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richter.
Richter looks to land a body kick but Cyde moved away.
Richter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cyde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richter.
Richter looks for the body kick but Cyde saw that one coming.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Cyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richter.
Cyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richter avoids the body shot from Cyde.
Richter fakes the leg kick and cracks Cyde in the body.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Dirk Richter is winning the standup battle so far.
Richter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Richter feints and then cracks Cyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyde down.
Richter lands a nice looking body kick.
Richter moves into the clinch successfully.
Richter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cyde's defenses.
Richter lands an elbow inside.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Cyde shrugs off.
Richter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cyde takes an elbow to the temple.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Cyde shrugs off.
Richter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyde.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Cyde shrugs off.
Richter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyde can do to turn this around?
Cyde is trying to force a seperation but Richter has the dominant position.
Cyde tries to break free but Richter pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Richter.
Richter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cyde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Richter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde wants to break free but Richter has control.
Cyde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richter has him pressed against the cage.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Richter.
Richter lands an elbow just above Cyde 's eye.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Cyde shrugs off.
Cyde tries to circle away but Richter has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Richter.
Richter lands an elbow inside.
Richter lands an elbow just above Cyde 's eye.
Richter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyde avoids it.
Richter is trying to maintain a safe position but Cyde gets an underhook and turns Richter into the cage.
Cyde is trying to break the clinch but Richter has him pressed against the cage.
Richter misses with an elbow over the top.
Richter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cyde.
Richter lands an elbow inside.
Richter lands a damaging elbow.
Cyde takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cyde takes an elbow to the temple.
Richter keeps control of Cyde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richter lands an elbow just above Cyde 's eye.
Richter prevents Cyde from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Richter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cyde is keeping busy.
Richter seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cyde is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Cyde takes an elbow to the temple.
Cyde takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cyde wants to get back to striking at distance but Richter won't allow it.
Cyde can't break the clinch.
Richter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Cyde avoids the elbow strike from Richter, against the cage.
Richter lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Cyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Cyde shrugs off.
Richter lands an elbow just above Cyde 's eye.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Cyde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Richter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Richter.
Richter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cyde's defenses.
Cyde takes an elbow to the temple.
Cyde is trying to break the clinch but Richter is controlling him.
Richter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cyde tries for a takedown but Richter manages to get underhooks.
Dirk Richter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geno Cyde.
Cyde takes an elbow to the temple.
Richter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cyde throws the left hand but Richter avoids the punch easily.
Richter moves into the clinch successfully.
Richter keeps control of Cyde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richter scores with a kick to the body.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cyde is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richter rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richter.
Cyde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cyde takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richter.
Richter thows a body kick. Cyde tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Richter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richter misses with a head kick.
Richter looks for the body kick but Cyde saw that one coming.
Cyde connects with a right hand. Richter shakes it off.
Richter scores with a leg kick.
Richter throws a head kick that half lands.
Richter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cyde looks to throw the jab but Richter is out of range.
Richter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cyde blocks a low kick nicely.
Richter throws a head kick that misses.
Cyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richter.
Dirk Richter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Cyde finds it's target.
Richter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cyde if he has to take too many more of those.
Richter lands a high kick!
Cyde throws a series of punches but Richter moves out of range.
Cyde checks a leg kick nicely.
Richter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richter misses with a low kick.
Cyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richter moves away.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Richter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cyde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Richter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Richter tries a low kick but Cyde avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richter.
Richter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cyde throws a lazy right hand but Richter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyde.
Cyde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richter.
Cyde takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Richter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richter wants to clinch.
Cyde tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richter.
Richter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richter fakes the leg kick and cracks Cyde in the body.
Richter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richter wants to clinch.
Richter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richter lands with a slapping head kick.
Cyde tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Cyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Richter keeps Cyde at a distance using the push kick.
Dirk Richter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richter throws a head kick that misses.
Richter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Richter lands but Cyde takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richter misses with a body kick.
Richter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cyde.
Geno Cyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyde misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Richter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Richter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Capt Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Spartalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen comes to the cage accompanied by Gravediggaz - Diary of a madman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Capt Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Spartalainen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartalainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spartalainen shoots in for a double leg but Larsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spartalainen shoots in and bounces Larsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Larsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Spartalainen from controlling successfully.
Larsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spartalainen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartalainen won't allow Larsen to sweep him here.
Larsen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Larsen keeping full guard, as Spartalainen tries to pass.
Larsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spartalainen on the ground.
Spartalainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Spartalainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spartalainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spartalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsen keeps working.
Larsen is pushing Spartalainen's head away, looking to escape. Spartalainen manages to hold on to the position though.
Larsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spartalainen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spartalainen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Larsen trying to hold on to Spartalainen's head to control him but Spartalainen postures up.
Larsen is refusing to be controlled, as Spartalainen sits in half guard.
Larsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Spartalainen is trying to control. Larsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spartalainen works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartalainen content just to control the position here.
Spartalainen is working for a guillotine from mount but Larsen frees his head quite easily.
Spartalainen tries to control but Larsen wriggling away.
Larsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Spartalainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Spartalainen tries to control but Larsen wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Larsen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Spartalainen.
Larsen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Larsen is trying to escape the mount.
Spartalainen misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartalainen tries to control but Larsen wriggling away.
Larsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spartalainen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spartalainen prevents Larsen from getting the reversal.
Spartalainen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Larsen is looking to improve his position but Spartalainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Larsen wants to control but Spartalainen is having none of it.
Larsen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Spartalainen content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spartalainen working for a guillotine from mount but Larsen is in no mood to give up.
Spartalainen throws some wild stikes that Larsen manages to avoid easily.
Spartalainen controlling the position easily from mount.
Spartalainen looking to control but Larsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larsen tries to hold on but Spartalainen postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spartalainen unloads with some shots from mount but Larsen bucks and avoids them well.
Spartalainen controlling from mount.
Larsen is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Spartalainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Larsen is looking to clinch but Spartalainen is avoiding it.
Spartalainen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larsen's half guard.
Spartalainen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Spartalainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spartalainen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Larsen reverses the position - he's now on top in Spartalainen's guard.
Larsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spartalainen looking to control.
Larsen is looking to stand up but Spartalainen won't let him.
Larsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spartalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larsen tries to stand but Spartalainen is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Spartalainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spartalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartalainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Larsen wants to clinch.
Spartalainen closes the distance and clinches up with Larsen, looking for a takedown. Spartalainen pushes Larsen against the cage but Larsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsen is looking to clinch.
Larsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spartalainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Larsen tries a knee to the head but Spartalainen blocks it.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the head but Spartalainen blocks with his arms.
Spartalainen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Larsen tries to improve position but can't.
Spartalainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Larsen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spartalainen is breathing heavily.
Spartalainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Larsen tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartalainen trying to control the action but Larsen is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Larsen tries to bench press Spartalainen off him but Spartalainen keeps the position.
Spartalainen trying to control the action but Larsen is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larsen looks to land a combination but Spartalainen avoids it well.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spartalainen.
Larsen drives through and clinches with Spartalainen against the cage.
Larsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spartalainen tries to pull guard but Larsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Spartalainen drops back down to his feet.
Capt Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucio Spartalainen.
Larsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Larsen throws an elbow but misses.
Larsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spartalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spartalainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Larsen as he jumps to the side.
Larsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Capt Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen is looking to clinch but Spartalainen is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Larsen.
Larsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spartalainen blocks the elbow strike.
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen landing knees to the head.
Larsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spartalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsen tries a knee to the head but Spartalainen blocks it.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Spartalainen is controlling him.
Larsen with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spartalainen fails to pull guard.
Spartalainen blocks an elbow strike from Larsen.
Spartalainen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Larsen prevents it.
Spartalainen jumps guard but Larsen stands there with Spartalainen around his waist. Spartalainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Larsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spartalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Larsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Capt Larsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsen.
Larsen tries to clinch up.
Spartalainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larsen to the mat! Larsen manages to get full guard.
Spartalainen content to stall in guard here.
Spartalainen is pushing down on Larsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Larsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Spartalainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Capt Larsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Larsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsen throws a jab when Spartalainen was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spartalainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spartalainen wants to control from the top but Larsen keeps moving.
Spartalainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Larsen is retaining full guard.
Spartalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartalainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Spartalainen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartalainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spartalainen won't allow Larsen to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Larsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spartalainen misses with a takedown attempt - Larsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spartalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spartalainen dodges the punch combination from Larsen.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spartalainen shoots in but Larsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Capt Larsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartalainen shoots for a takedown but Larsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Capt Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucio Spartalainen.
Larsen tries to clinch but Spartalainen is having none of it.
Larsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spartalainen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larsen's half guard.
Larsen is controlling Spartalainen's trapped leg to prevent Spartalainen from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen is trying to control but can't.
Spartalainen seems to be working for a kimura but Larsen defends the submission attempt.
Spartalainen is keen to just control but Larsen is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Larsen is looking to escape.
Spartalainen is thwarting Larsen's attempts to control the position.
Larsen is staying active underneath Spartalainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Larsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Spartalainen has gone for a leg lock! Larsen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spartalainen's guard.
Larsen postures up.
Larsen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to clinch but Spartalainen moves out of range.
Larsen instigates a clinch.
Larsen lands with a light punch inside.
Larsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Larsen lands an elbow that stopped Spartalainen in his tracks for a moment.
Larsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsen.
Larsen looking to throw knees to the head but Spartalainen is blocking nicely.
Spartalainen jumps guard but Larsen stands there with Spartalainen around his waist. Spartalainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spartalainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Larsen misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Spartalainen is controlling him.
Spartalainen tries to pull guard but Larsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Spartalainen drops back down to his feet.
Spartalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Larsen.
Larsen misses with a knee to the head.
Spartalainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larsen walks away with a smile on his face. Spartalainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spartalainen gets a takedown into half guard.
Spartalainen wants to take a breather but Larsen is having none of it.
Spartalainen controlling the action here.
Larsen tries to roll over but Spartalainen keeps him under control.
Larsen is staying active underneath Spartalainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Capt Larsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slaven Donnech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giril Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovalenko has chosen Judas Priest - Grinder as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slaven Donnech!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giril Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Kovalenko.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Donnech.
Kovalenko throws a jab when Donnech was well out of range.
Kovalenko throws a jab when Donnech was well out of range.
Kovalenko lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Donnech is looking to close the distance but Kovalenko sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Donnech crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Donnech is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Giril Kovalenko!
Giril Kovalenko is the new middleweight champion!
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